MK Back Sidangkan 35 2020 Pilkada Dispute From Bengkulu To Wakatobi

Constitutional Court courtroom (doc. Constitutional court Instagram)

JAKARTA - The Constitutional Court (MK) will hold a trial for dispute over the results of the 2020 Pilkada. There are 35 cases out of 132 cases of dispute over the results of the 2020 Regional Elections that will be tried by the constitutional judges panel.

"Today, the second trial of regional election disputes. The first term is to examine cases 78, 45 and 44 with the agenda of submitting the main points of the petition," said Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman in an online session, Wednesday, January 27.

Reporting from the official website of the Constitutional Court, it was recorded that the trial for the Election Result Dispute (PHP) case for the 2020 Regional Head-Deputy Regional Head Election (Pilkada) will be divided into three panels. The first agenda begins with the trial of the Bengkulu Governor's PHP case in 2020 with Number: 78 / PHP.GUB-XIX / 2021.

Still at the same hour, the trial for case Number: 44 / PHP.BUP-XIX / 2021 PHP for the Regent of Kaur Regency in 2020 and Number: 45 / PHP.BUP-XIX / 2021 PHP for the Regent of South Bengkulu in 2020.

In addition to the case, the panelists will again try a dispute over the Regional Head Election of the Sekadau Regent, the Regent of East Kotawaringin, and the Governor of Central Kalimantan. Then the Regent of Konawe Islands, Regent of South Konawe, Regent of Kotabaru, Regent of Muna and Regent of Wakatobi.

Meanwhile, the second panel will hear two cases of disputed Labuhanbatu Regent, Asahan Regent, Tanjung Balai Mayor, Mandailing Natal Regent for two cases. Then it was followed up with two cases of the Karo Regent, the Mayor of Medan, the Regent of Nias for two cases and the Regent of Samosir.

The third panel of panels will hear two cases of disputed Gorontalo District Head, Bone Bolango Regent for two cases. Then the Regent of Pohuwato, Regent of Teluk Wondama, Regent of Teluk Bintuni, Regent of South Sorong in two cases, Regent of Lombok, Regent of Sumba and Regent of Bima.

The Constitutional Court registered 132 cases of dispute over the results of the 2020 Pilkada from a total of 136 applications received. A total of four requests for dispute over the results of regional head elections were not registered because they were revoked and registered twice.

The petition that was withdrawn was a dispute over the election results for the mayor of Magelang. Meanwhile, requests for disputes over the results of regional head elections that are registered on a two-time basis are the election disputes for Bintan Mountains District, Aru Islands, and Mamberamo Raya.

The disputes over the results of the registered regional head elections consist of seven cases of governor election disputes, 112 cases of regents and 13 mayors. Furthermore, on February 1-11, 2021, the Constitutional Court scheduled an examination hearing and a judge deliberation meeting (RPH).